In the meantime he’s been building up a second restaurant in Bali named Stakz, which is located in one of Kuta’s many laneways.

Since Stakz launched in 2010, Martin has made regular trips to Bali and became well acquainted with the Corby family.

How Sport Confidential broke the story

Schapelle was imprisoned at Kerobokan five years earlier, and only released in February. However, she must remain in Indonesia on parole and report to police in the capital, Denpessar, every month.

Schapelle has been photographed working at The Board Room, a Kuta-based business part run by her sister Mercedes, who also posed for happy snaps with Carney and Martin on Wednesday.

It’s believed they were taken at Stakz, which is celebrating its fourth birthday this week.

Martin also posted a photo of himself and Carney on Facebook, outside Kerobokan.

It showed the pair with a bag of footy gear, including a Sharks jumper, which was packed as gifts for the inmates.

Underneath the photo Martin wrote: “Taking some gear into the boys to cheer them up — with Todd Carney at Kerobokan Jail”.

Carney has been in limbo for a month since Cronulla tore up his contract over the infamous ‘bubbler’ photo.

The last time the 28-year-old was de-registered, after being sacked by Canberra in 2008, a charity trip to Rwanda helped him to gain some life-changing perspective.

Perhaps a glimpse of the grim realities inside one of Asia’s most notorious gaols will do the same, although Carney’s immediate options in rugby league appear limited to a move to UK Super League club Les Catalans next season.

Todd Carney with Dave Martin

WILLIE MASON BACKS NEW HERBAL DRINK

Willie Mason finally got his licence back on Monday morning, six long months after he went DUI the morning after an Australia Day booze up.

A season without wheels has been sobering for Mason, who relied on housemate Jarrod Mullen for lifts to training, and had to knock back numerous money-making opportunities in Sydney because he simply could not make it down the M1.

His sponsor car — a Jeep — was also lost, and there’s no guarantee the company will return it, making the decision to drive to training that morning a very costly one indeed.

So when the opportunity arrived to promote a new drink that helps eliminates toxins, Mason had no qualms about telling his story.

He’s now fronting a ‘Don’t be a Willie’ for Security Feel Better, a herbal drink developed by French scientists that, when taken between a big night and going to bed, expels alcohol from the system more rapidly.

“I made the wrong choice the following day, and I’ve now got a story to tell about the consequences,” Mason said. “I think a lot of Australians have been in the same position the morning after, and this drink is something that can help them.”

League fans will be forced to wait at least another year for a reality TV show to call their own. In April we revealed that Raiders coach Ricky Stuart had signed-on to front The Coach, an eight-episode series that Fox Sports was planning to broadcast later this year.

However, an internal programming clash has put the concept on the backburner for now. Pay TV executives decided the timing was too close to the AFL version, The Recruit, which is currently screening on Fox8.

There were also licensing concerns around the NRL. The private producer was initially unhappy with the postponement, having forked-out a six-figure sum in location, website and contestant recruitment costs. Fox Sports have indicated they are willing to consider appropriate compensation, but it’s now uncertain whether Stuart can commit should it go ahead in 2015.

Robbie FarahSource:Getty Images

FARAH TO GIVE FOX A WIDEBERTH?

Still at Fox Sports and don’t be surprised if Robbie Farah doesn’t pay the network’s Artarmon studios a visit for some time to come. Farah and his latest sparring partner, Gorden Tallis, are both on the payroll.

Already upset with Tallis for leaking a private conversation on Triple M, Farah was furious when the network allowed Tallis to have another crack on Monday Night’s Matty Johns Show.

Farah is no fan of Johns either, still resentful of being “ambushed” on live TV two years ago. That incident also saw him refuse to participate with the network for some time, but he’s been enticed back this season for regular spots on NRL360.

ASHLEY-COOPER TO FRANCE?

EXPECT long-term Wallaby Adam Ashley-Cooper to become the latest international star enticed by the lure of French rugby post next year’s World Cup.

Also a mainstay at the NSW Waratahs, Ashley-Cooper, who will feature in Saturday’s final against the Crusaders, is expected to follow great mates Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell to this season’s Heineken Cup-winners Toulon in the south of France.

Owned by eccentric comic king Mourad Boudjellal, Toulon is co-incidentally the same rah-rah outfit where Sonny Bill Williams enjoyed a sabbatical seven years ago.

Adam Ashley-Cooper looks set for a move to France after the World CupSource:News Corp Australia

FOR A GOOD CAUSE

The Men of League Foundation does a fantastic job raising funds for needy people in and around the game.

One upcoming event is very close to our heart — a sportsman’s lunch at Sunnyside Tavern in Newcastle on Friday, August 22.

Hosted by larrikin hoop Allan Robinson, the gala afternoon will raise funds for the grieving relatives of the late Ryan Tandy. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased by calling (02) 49612084.

MARSHALL COSTS TIGERS

Wests Tigers were reminded of the on-field potency of Benji Marshall last Sunday, when they were well beaten by St George Illawarra.

But what’s never been revealed about Marshall’s dramatic split from the club last year is the fact that he also cost them a lucrative sponsor. 2013 sleeve sponsor Bingo Bins had an option to terminate their support if Marshall ever left, and they promptly did so.

SPOTTED:

The ACT Brumbies Mad Monday winding down in chilly Canberra just before midnight. Several players were still going strong at bohemian bar in Civic, The Phoenix, taking the stage to belt-out tunes with brassy live band.

WINNING:

Ah scandal! How thankful greying Commonwealth Games organisers must be for your belated grace. For ours, the care factor was non-existent until Sally Pearson, Eric Hollingsworth and Francois Etoundi stepped-up to the podium within the space of a few frantic hours.

DUNCE CAP:

There’s no fake veneer with Big Gorden Tallis. That’s what makes him such a hit with media types, including us. But whenever he accepts a pay cheque to sit behind a microphone, Gordie becomes one of us. The golden rule in journalism? Never, ever, ever, ever betray sources, no matter how much flak your integrity is copping.